Hmm..., don't have that many reviews...oh well! It's ok; I'm just happy people like the story so far. Well, on ward! And being a freshmen sucks! X(
The Oblivion Tournament
Chapter 5 Get Set
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Then there was a loud crash near by where Yoko was waiting for Shauna. He rushed over to the sound to find a huge crowed and Shauna done beating up a wolf demon, which looks stronger than Shauna, but she pulled it off. "That got to teach you a lesson from touching me!"
"W-What happened?" Yoko asked.
Shauna turned and meekly smiled, "Umm...he just did something that I don't think he's suppose to do, so I have to make sure that he knows it." Yoko just stared at her, then to the demon that she knocked out.
"At least you're ok. Come on, we better listen to what Koto has to say about the individuals test." Shauna nodded and walked side-by-side with Yoko. She was really close to him that he could have sworn he could feel his face red.
Upon reaching to the large screen that was hovering over the ticket booth for the visitors, Koto came on, along with another host. "Hello fellow people! This is Koto with news about the Oblivion Tournament! I'll be the host though out the matches that will be going on. Now, for those that had entered the Dark Tournament from before, the fights will be different."
Shauna slapped her forehead in annoyance, "Man...Why can't they choose someone else to host the battles...?"
"Why is that?" Yoko asked with a confused look.
"Well," Shauna stared, "she use to be in my demon academy once... And she was well...kinda of perky all the time... And if she sees me, she's gunna talk a lot again..." Shauna's shoulders slumped and sigh.
Back to Koto, "The difference with this is that every precipitance will not be able to choose who will be in the team. This time, we're doing an individual match to match up the team members from the computer. Also, there will be various individuals matches, so be prepared for the worst because there will be monsters and obstacles that will block you from your goal."
Every demon there was quite shock about it, since this was all sudden. But Shauna was not about to get scared from the telling. Yoko smirked at the challenge, "This outta be fun."
Koto stated again, "Now, after each match, we will have a 1 week break for everyone to recover and get those butterflies out of their stomach. Oh I just can't wait to see blood and action out on the stage! There will be about 2 individual matches that everyone has to take place in. The first one takes about 2 weeks in a forest."
"What! Are you crazy! How the heck are we suppose to survive in the place with no food!" Someone blurted out from the crowd.
It turns out that that person was right behind Shauna. She crossed her arms, "Feh! You idiot. There are plants and there will be a river there. The plants will keep you from getting hungry, and the water will stop you from getting thirsty."
He raised a fist up to her face, "You want to fight!"
"No," she simply said before she lowered his hand, "I don't want to pick on weaklings. Besides, that might make me seem like a bully and I don't want to waste my energy on the likes of you."
"You little...!" He tired to do multiples of his punches to Shauna, but it seems to go through Shauna!
She was seeing through, like a haunting ghost. She then was solid again and looked down at the demon, "Told you not to." She then stood beside Yoko and waited for the other announcement.
It growled and tried to kick Shauna in the stomach. She did let her guard down, and it would have worked if Yoko hadn't grabbed his foot. "Do that again and I'll rip your limbs part by part until you can't walk...!"
He got scared when he looked into Yoko's eyes, then he ran off like a little mouse. "Thank you." Shauna said. He was quite surprise about that and he was more stiff when he felt Shauna's hand with his, but he relaxed in the hold.
Now, Koto came up with the final part of the individual test #1, "The objective of this is to destroy the monsters in the forest. They might drop a black marble, like this one I'm holding." She reached in her pocket and showed the people the little black marble. In side it, it looks like it has some kind of dark aura in it. "You must find 30 of them, and then bring them to the center tower."
Someone cried out, "Come on! Our necks are hurting just to listen to you yapping all day!" Everyone cracked their necks in pain from the screen, and then returned to the T.V.
"There is also another part to this twisted game! You many STEAL the marbles from other people. And, you many kill them if you wish. Also, you may team up with a person to help each other out in it. If you do, then you guys only get 30 dark marbles. But we'll be watching, and if you just use a person just to gather up 30 marbles for yourself, then you are disqualified! Too bad, ok? After the first individual match, we will discus about the second match! Now everyone, there will be a room for everyone. But...you might want to pair up with someone to share, cause were kinda short on it. We will start the match in 3 hours, so please be ready for the match! And don't forget to bring out the fire in you to bring the bloody fight to the boiling point! Till then, I'm Koto, see you all soon!"
Shauna looked up to Yoko, "Want to share the room? I don't trust any other guys here." Yoko looked at Shauna, and blushed furiously.
The girl he liked since the she came, just suddenly asked him to share the room? Well, he doesn't want any other guys have sex with her, and he really want to keep her safe, "K, let's go then." They both walked to the room that the escort said.
The room was simple. It has a light blue color wall, with the view of the sea. There was a polished oak wood desk with nice little lamp shade. And there was a queen size bed, wait. Only one! Yoko was about to fall when he only saw that bed. Shauna went to the bed and placed her belongings on it. "I guess we better get ready for anything."
She then went to the window and looked out to the calm ocean blue. The way the sun shines on her, it made her look like a goddess... Her perfect body, her fighting skills, her kindness, she was perfect. Yoko felt a blush coming through his face, so he turned and went to the restroom.
Shauna looked behind her to see no one there. She giggled and thought, "Maybe he needs to go to the restroom a bit. Probably because he's nervous." She smiled at her thought, but it wanders to wondering how Tetsuya was doing... Was he alright? Were they treating him well like Karasu promised...? Her head aces from the thoughts of her brother, so she started to cook up some food in the kitchen to get her mind off of the crisis.
When Yoko came out of the restroom after 5 minutes, his nose sniffed through the air to the delightful smell. He followed the scent which leads him to Shauna in the kitchen. He quietly sneaks up on Shauna and smelled her cooking.
When she turned around to get something, she bumped into him. Right after the bump, she was embraced my strong yet gentle arms of Yoko. Their forehead touched, and Shauna giggled, "Just wait for a bit."
He released her from the embrace, and she went to the cabinet. Yoko carefully looked at Shauna, then to the pot of soup. He sniffed the scent, and he reached for the spoon to taste it. He would have tasted it with Shauna hadn't lightly pulled his tail. He stifled a moan from the small punishment and backed off from the soup.
"I told you to wait, didn't I?" Yoko pouts and sat at the dinning table. When Shauna was done, she brings a pot full of Claw Chowder with oyster crackers. Yoko helped her by bringing the bowls and spoons and set the table. Shauna put some soup in her bowl and Yoko did the same. While they were eating, Yoko couldn't help but look into Shauna's eyes... They...have so much sorrow...
He placed his bowl in the sink and walked behind Shauna, softly nuzzled her neck, "Don't be so sad. I'm sure that your brother is safe." He rapped his arms around her waist and held her so close that he could smell her rose scent hair. He wanted her; he wanted her so badly that he would do anything just for her to be with him.
Shauna felt the same way as well. He was kind, intelligent, handsome, and he was a great fighter. She leaned back against her chair and slightly laid her head on top of Yoko's. His long tail wrapped around Shauna's tail and he slowly wagged it in a nice rhythm. She reached up to lightly scratch his ears, and was surprised when he purred and playfully nipped her ear.
It felt so good to be with him, but she stood up, "We better get ready for the match." He nodded and went to the medical bag, a bit disappointed that the embrace was short. They even brought with them a little hand bag that is buckled around the waist. They put some healing berries, potions, very huge band-aids, and Shauna tied some kind of charm at the end of the buckle.
Yoko looked at the little accessory and asked, "What is that for?" He lightly poked the little jewel with amusement. Of all things that he had stolen, fine arts, masterpiece from artist, treasure from the deep sea, and many others, why was this one look so much valuable?
"I made this when I was little, when my parents were still alive... They taught my brother and me how to make charms like these." She then pulled the charm up a little and shows the braiding part, "When you're braiding this part, this is where you hope for safety." She then slide down to the braid under that, "This one, you can make a wish for something your heart desire the most. It's very special."
She then remembers something and went to her bag. After a few seconds searching, she reached out to Yoko's hand and lifted it up to put a red charm around his wrist. "What is this for?"
"For good luck." She then lightly kissed his cheek. For the moment, it felt like 2 minutes for Yoko. After his daze, he found Shauna already at the door, "Come on! We might be late!" He nodded and went after Shauna.
When they arrive to the gates that leads to a very huge forest, there were many contestants waiting and they all saw Koto on the flat screen again, "Hello everyone! Koto is back to get this party started! Now, everyone, remember that you may join with a partner, but if you just use them and take the credit for yourself, then you are disqualified! Remember, 30 dark marbles from the monsters in there. Gather them, and head for the tower that is at the center of the forest. The first 40 contestants that made it will be advancing to the next round!"
Everyone nodded and start to chatter a bit. Some were quite nervous, since they said 2 weeks in the forest, so does that mean that it's going to be so hard that it'll take that long? No matter, Shauna was still willing to take the challenge, anything to save her brother from Karasu. Some of the demons were shouting, "Let us in already!" or "Shut the fuck up! This is wasting our time!" And some of them were so scared to speak.
Koto frowned, "SHUT UP!" Her mouth seems to be larger than her head when she screamed, "Before I let all of you in, I must warn you. In here, we don't care who dies in the match. So be careful in there, monsters you encounter from before, they are much stronger with the dark marbles. So, make sure you don't die. Now that everyone is reassured, let's start the party!"
Everyone stand at a gate with doors, eager to fight, or eager to kill someone. Shauna leaned against the fence and only stared to the ground. Her mind was filled with thoughts, remembering how to fight, remembering what monsters she had fought previously. Yoko walked leisurely to her and looked down (since he's like 7 feet and Shauna is around 5'7"), "Something wrong?"
"No."
"Something looks wrong alright... Tell me."
Shauna sighed and slowly stands up straight, "I'm just thinking, does that satisfy your question, or do I have to say more?" Yoko was about to say something, but the guards stood at the door and unlocked the gates then suddenly a powerful gust of wind blows and knocked most of the competitors out, but not Shauna nor Yoko. They just stood there and peered into the dark forest...
Then the guard got the microphone and spoke out loud, "Alright, listen well maggots! The Survival Test has begun!"
So...how was it? I know it's long...but please review this and tell me if I have to change anything to it or you just don't understand the point of this chapter. Then i'll clear it up soon to you!